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John Allert, Executive Director of Campus Ministry Toolbox
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John Allert, Executive Director of Campus Ministry Toolbox
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John Allert, Executive Director of Campus Ministry Toolbox
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Vision of a Graduate
Last Updated September 12, 2011
By:
John Allert, Executive Director of Campus Ministry Toolbox
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What are you shooting for in your ministry? As you disciple young men and women? Have you ever made a “wish list” for your students? Several years ago our team considered this question so we would know better what we were shooting for and be intentional about doing it. If you shoot for nothing, you will always hit it. We wanted to think holistically about our students and give them the vision, knowledge, skills, and character they would need to walk with Christ for a lifetime passionately pursuing the fulfillment of the Great Commission in their life. Here is what we came up with. Don’t feel overwhelmed that you need to impart all of this, that what the church and the rest of their lives is for. My goal is that you would have worthy categories to pull from, use these ideas in your ministry and be more focused and intentional with your students. You are shooting them out and they will change the world. May it be in godly ways, for godly reasons, for the glory of God!
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Knowledge/Vision of…
- The gospel and the why the gospel is so important.
- Basic orthodox theology (doctrinally stable).
- God’s desire (will) for their life.
- The mission, vision, values of your ministry- what are you about, why, and what makes you different?
- Their own story and how it relates to God’s bigger story.
- The Spirit filled life (what it is and how to walk in the Spirit’s power).
- Christian disciplines (prayer, word, fasting, solitude etc) their purpose and practice.
- Biblical masculinity/femininity- how do I think of myself, my identity, my significance?
- Assurance of salvation- how could you live the Christian life without it?
- Biblical leadership- what it is, why is different, what it looks like.
- The Glory and mission of God- the metanarrative of all scripture, all history, all peoples.
- Creation, fall, redemption- the redemptive story.
- Whys and how’s of a meaningful prayer life.
- Our task- Fulfilling the Great Commission and how they can be a part of it- goer, sender, welcomer, mobilizer.
- Great books by men and women who have challenged and encouraged thousand of young people to go deeper in commitment, invest in the eternal, share Jesus with others, and personally own the Great Commission.
Heart/Character
- They have a genuine love for God and worship Him as a lifestyle.
- They have a genuine love for the body, the lost, the world.
- They are missional in attitude, actions, and all relationships.
- Their identity/significance is found wholly in Christ (not power, prestige, position, or performance).
- They are passionate about Christ, His glory, and kingdom. It is the one cohesive passion that connects everything in their life.
- They are Christ-like in their character. WWJD is their first response to any given circumstance.
- They are self feeders, internally motivated to pursue Jesus and they do.
- They are full of faith and trusting God for significant personal and ministry goals.
- They are yielded to God and His authority, supremacy, and sovereignty in their life.
Ministry Skills- how to…
- They have regular, personal devotional time in the word.
- They communicate their faith story in a winsome succinct way to others.
- They regularly, creatively, and courageously share the gospel in any circumstance the Lord leads them to so.
- They study the bible in-depth and inductively and help others do the same.
- They can reproduce themselves in the lives of other disciples.
- They mobilizes others to commit their time, treasure, and talents toward world evangelization.
- They follow up new believers with the basics they need to start growing in their relationship with Jesus.
- They have or currently lead/participated in a small group/cell group/missional community that reproduces.
- They have joined in on a new spiritual movement on campus leading or serving.
- They are familiar with different bible study helps (concordance, vines, dictionary, and online).
- They know the basics of how to teach a Bible lesson to others (outline a passage, develop talk and good questions).
Life
- They know how to handle conflict biblically and reconcile with others.
- They are faithful stewards of their money, time, talents, influence.
- They have the relational skills for relating to others and bonding in a godly way from opposite sex, parents, unbelievers, to those in authority.
- They know how to handle they gray areas of life by forming godly convictions.
Experiences
- They have experienced a discipleship relationship.
- They have been involved in, savored, and help create authentic Christian community.
- They have had someone hold them personal accountable because they desired it.
- They have a meaningful involvement in a local church beyond Sunday morning in which they lead in ministry.
- The have experienced the blessing of a conference, or retreat.
- Their heart for the nations has grown at least to the point going on a short term cross cultural missions trip.
- They have experienced leadership within a ministry on campus.
Questions for thought:
- What surprised you about this list? disappointed you?
- Could God by his grace and power really work like this in students lives? what do you need to change about how you disciple others?
- What do you need to change about the goals, structure, or ministry philosophy of your campus ministry to see these things become a reality in more of your students?
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